Lara Bingle opens up about split with Michael Clarke

Bingle, who was highly criticized during her relationship with Clarke and also after she returned his engagement ring, said that the public negativity was not fair on her and she has learnt that it is best to keep quiet and let it ride its course even though it affects her emotionally.

She asserted that she never saw herself walking down an aisle because she was 19 when she got engaged.

Bingle said she is glad that she has been honest and true to herself throughout the whole experience.

She added that she and Clarke are still friends, but he needs to loosen up a little bit.

She said she knew she would end up being a role model for many people out there for all kinds of reasons, adding that her first hope is for being a genuine, honest and good person, then a great soccer player.

The 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and international career goals leader smiled as she showed off her platinum wedding ring with inlaid diamonds and talked about the public reaction to her wedding, the report said.

The news of the wedding prompted an outpouring of congratulations on the internet, including a tweet from women's tennis star Martina Navratilova, the report added.